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[Joe Zeff]

On 12/22/2011 07:27 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> If this is true, it does seem like a radical change. What possible
> argument could there be for not logging by default?

I recently saw that the proper way to shut down Linux from the command 
line is poweroff.  The old command halt now halts the processor but 
doesn't shut down the power.  Where's the logic in that?  I think that 
what we're seeing here is change for the sake of change, not for the 
sake of progress being driven by devs who only ask "can I do this," and 
not "will this be better."